Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17

name of Bethel was given. John Miller oc-
cupiod the homestead with his widow ell |
mother. The four brothers. Henry, David,
John and Daniel. had farms adjoining on
the same creek. II was in the new hou e |
that Joanna commenced housekeeping. in |
1924. From the bearing peach frees size
obtained peaches for dinner the day she |
moved. The articles for housekeeping |
were a teakettle. boiling pot. a skillet, set |
of china with spoOns, knives and forks
considered a good outset for those days. |
Shortly after setting up every thrifty house |
wife had TO possess and use a small |
wheel for fax, and large one |
for wool, with the reel, SpeOlng wheel |
and pOnderous loom, the Clang banging of
which, If not musical, had to accompany |
the singing, Times were hard in 1924. At
sale at her grandfather's old farm, when |
her mother broke up housekeeping ng-her |
uncle Hezekiah living there at the time
corn sold for 81 cents per bu>hel on nine
months credit. There was no cash market
this side of Cincinnati. salt was neces-
sity, and at one time in 1874 or ls25. got
very high. Her husband, John Miller. took
load Of dozen barrels OF -four to Cncin-
natl, for which he got Si2. and after pur-
chasing barrel of salt for $40, had 81 left.
Ii was customary for several OF the farmers
10 go together on these trips so that help
could be obtained through the miry places
and mp the steep hills. Many trips tn Gin
tb,. canaI ~ n,",n,, u, $50 ihjni' ,,,Ja
that town market for flour and lumber.
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field or Dayton stOrekeeperS helped the
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